APEX Plastic Surgery Treatment Guide

What kind of clinic is APEX Plastic Surgery?

APEX Plastic Surgery is a plastic surgery clinic on Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, where Dr. Song Hyun-seok, Chief Director, sees patients. The clinic's name, APEX, means 'summit' or 'peak,' and reflects our intention to help each patient find their own unique beauty.

APEX aims to be a clinic that upholds the principle of right plastic surgery under right conviction. Our basic policy is to give honest information in consultations, perform surgery with full dedication, and carry through with careful aftercare. Based on more than 10 years of surgical experience, we have built up our techniques and know-how, and we continue to learn new techniques and systems rather than settling for our current methods.

What treatments are available at APEX Plastic Surgery?

APEX Plastic Surgery's main areas of treatment are eye surgery, rhinoplasty, facial lifting and anti-aging, and breast surgery. The website has a guide page for each area, so you can look through them before you visit.

Even for the same concern, the surgery you need may differ depending on your facial structure, skin condition, and the direction you want. Rather than coming with a surgery already decided, tell us in the consultation about what concerns you, and we will go over the possible methods and their limitations together.

• Eye Surgery: Canthoplasty, Ptosis Correction, Brow Lift, etc.
• Rhinoplasty: guides by nose shape, including Flat Nose, Hump Nose, Bulbous Nose, Long / Droopy Nose, Crooked Nose, etc.
• Anti-Aging & Lifting: Forehead Lift, Forehead Reduction, Paranasal Augmentation, Lip Lift / Lips, etc.
• Breast Surgery: Breast Augmentation, Nipple (Inverted / Reduction), Areola (Reduction / Bump Removal), etc.
• Petit & Skin: Botox, Skin Botox, Rejuran, Skin Laser, etc.
• Separate guide pages for Fat Surgery, Men's Surgery, Mature Rejuvenation, etc.

How does the process go from consultation to aftercare?

APEX Plastic Surgery provides care through a one-on-one personalized surgery process that takes into account each patient's symptoms, characteristics, and even disposition. The steps are as follows.

Taking rhinoplasty as an example, we look at the nose's length, height, and width together with the balance of the whole face, and decide whether an open or closed incision approach is suitable. The open approach allows direct viewing of the nose's internal structure and adjustment of length as well as height, but an external scar may remain and recovery may take longer than with the closed approach. The closed approach makes the incision only inside the nostrils, so less is visible externally, but the field of view is narrow, so an experienced medical team applies it when the extent of correction is not large.

For breast augmentation, we analyze your body type, breast proportions, and requirements to decide the size and placement of the implant. Implant placement is divided into under the breast tissue, under the chest muscle, and dual plane. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, so we explain them in the consultation according to your body type.

• Personalized consultation: We closely analyze each person's symptoms and characteristics.
• Requirements analysis: We comprehensively review your disposition and the direction you want.
• Detailed surgical plan: We prepare a surgical plan based on the information gathered.
• Built on safety, we perform personalized surgery.
• Aftercare: We carefully check your progress after surgery.
• Result analysis: We analyze the results after surgery and reflect them in later care.

How does APEX Plastic Surgery manage safety?

We believe safety matters above all in surgery. APEX Plastic Surgery monitors anesthesia status in real time during surgery and has safety equipment and systems in place for emergencies.

After surgery, we operate a surgery responsibility guarantee program so that you can tell us at any time if you have any discomfort. You can check the specific scope and conditions that apply in the consultation.

However, because the course of any medical procedure differs by individual health condition and constitution, no safety system can eliminate every risk. For that reason, please be sure to tell us in the consultation about any medications you are taking, past medical history, allergies, and prior surgeries.

What side effects and precautions should I know about before surgery?

Regardless of type, plastic surgery may involve general risks and discomforts such as swelling, bruising, pain, bleeding, infection, left-right asymmetry, and scars at the incision site. Recovery speed and results vary from person to person depending on skin condition, constitution, and extent of surgery, and there may be cases where the result differs from the expected shape and revision surgery needs to be considered.

Recovery time varies depending on the surgical site and method, so it is difficult to give a single answer. Please get specific guidance in the consultation on the expected course, timing of return to daily life, and care methods for each surgery.

• Rhinoplasty: With the open approach, an external scar may remain and recovery may take longer than with the closed approach.
• Breast Augmentation: Depending on the implant placement, the implant may be palpable, and capsular contracture or a double crease line may occur, so management is needed.
• With an inframammary fold incision, a scar remains along the inframammary fold.
• Before surgery, please tell us in advance whether you smoke and what medications you take, so that we can identify factors that may affect recovery.
• After surgery, follow the care instructions you were given, and contact the clinic right away if you have severe pain, a feeling of heat, or persistent bleeding.

How do I find APEX Plastic Surgery and arrange a consultation or reservation?

APEX Plastic Surgery is on the 3rd floor of Hanjungang Building, 139-1 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Take Exit 4 of Yeoksam Station on the subway. Hours are Mon–Fri 10:00–19:00 and Sat 10:00–16:00. For other days and public holidays, please check by phone before visiting.

You can request a consultation by phone (02-3453-7907), through the consultation request page, or through the Book Appointment page. Surgery costs vary depending on the surgical site and method and on options such as the implant, so we provide them after the consultation. It helps to ask the following at your consultation.

• Possible surgical methods for my concern, and the pros and cons of each
• Expected side effects, recovery course, and timing of return to daily life
• Aftercare schedule and how to contact the clinic if you feel discomfort
• Items included in the cost
• Scope and conditions of the surgery responsibility guarantee program